Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Self-centred and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-centred" instead an adjective "Mean".
Self-centred
Self-centred adjective - Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs.
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Synonyms for Self-centred
Mean and self-centred are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective phrase "Self-centred".
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- The wicked Rat, though, is a much more self-centred and mean-spirited person, one who takes sadistic delight in crippling rivals and obstacles- real or imagined-, and has a tendency to cronyism and looking after the interests of their own chosen gang at the expense of everyone else.
Source: Analysis / Eastern Zodiac - Comically greedy, snobbish, dishonest, inept, self-centred, lazy, stupid, mean, cowardly and always, always on the scrounge, he provided the perfect foil for his upright and honest classmates and became so popular that he eventually took on the title role for the series.
Source: Ensemble Darkhorse / Literature
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